Device for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture



w. PALLACH ETAL DEVICE FOR CONVEYINGTHE WRAPPER IN CIGAR MANUFACTUREFiled May 29. 1961 Sept. 12, 1967 4 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 12, 1967 w.PALLACH ETAL 3,340,878

I DEVICE FOR CONVEYING THE WRAPPER IN CIGAR MANUFACTURE Filed May 29,1961 4 Sheets-Sheet I3 Q 1 w l 7 9.7

Sept. 12, 1967 w. PALLACH ETAL 3,340,378

DEVICE FOR CONVEYING THE WRAPPER IN CIGAR MANUFACTURE Filed May 29, 19614 Sheets-Sheet 5 WALTER PALLACH WILLI THIELE INVENIORS Sept. 12, 1967IW.PALL.ACH ETAL DEVICE FOR CONVEYING THE WRAPPER IN CIGAR MANUFACTUREFiled May 29. 1961 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 lilin'i United States Patent manyFiled May 29, 1961, Ser. No. 113,313 Claims priority, applicationGermany, May 28, 1960,

19 Claims. oi. 131-105 The invention relates to cigar manufacture andparticularly is directed to improvements in a device which conveys thewrapper from its matrix at the punching station into the range of therolling mold of a cigar making machine. In order to convey in cigarrolling machines the wrapper from the punching station into the rollingmold of a cigar making machine for the purpose of wrapping or rollingthe wrapper around the cigar filler in the mold, there have been usedheretofore devices which are provided with a swivel arm the free end ofwhich carries a rotatable suction head which removes the wrapper fromthe punching device and then moves it in such a manner to a positionabove the cigar rolling mold that the wrapper comes to lie in aninclined position with respect to the axis of the filler in the mold.After the wrapper has been applied with one of its ends to the cigarfiller, the swivel arm is continuously swivelled about its axis in sucha manner that the wrapper is helically wrapped around the filler.

In order to perform this helical wrapping of the wrapper withoutdifiiculties, it is necessary that the wrapper be subjected to a lateralpull in the direction of the axis of rotation of the filler and this isdone by causing the suction head to perform during its swivel movementpredetermined additional movements which are substantially parallel tothe rolling axis. This lateral movement of the suction head, which maybe initiated by a stationary cam, requires that the length of the swivelarm be shortened or extended, respectively. In the conventional devicesof this type this change in the effective length of the swivel arm isproduced by constructing the swivel arm in the form of a collapsiblelever system.

Since the angle at which the wrapper is applied to the filler has to bemaintained in accordance with the swivel movement of the swivel arm andin accordance with the profile of the filler, it is necessary, asalready mentioned in the foregoing, that the suction head be attachedrotatably to the swivel arm and the rotative movement is effected inaccordance with the shape of the filler by means of a suitableadjustable lever system which, for instance, may be also controlled oradjusted by a cam or a cam slot which usually is arranged on a cam platewhich has to be exchanged by another cam plate when the profile of thecigar is to be changed.

The unavoidable looseness in the joints of the swivel arm which isaggravated by its construction in the form of a collapsible lever systemrenders the design of the adjustable linkage for controlling themovement of the suction head rather difficult, particularly in suchniachines which are provided with a two part conveyor system, forinstance with a swivel arm for the wrapper for moving the latter fromthe punching station to the rolling mold :and another adjustable linkagefor adjusting the wrapper holding means, for instance the suction head.

It is an object of the invention to overcome these disadvantages byproviding means which permits a longitudinal adjustment of the conveyormeans.

If the conveyor means consists of a swivel arm, the same preferably isprovided with telescopically connected parts. The conveyor means may,however, also be constructed as a carriage upon which the holding meansis slidably arranged.

A substantial advantage of the invention consists in this that owing tothe longitudinal adjustability of the conveying means the initiation ofthe rolling or wrapping operation from the end of the cigar filler to belit to the mouthpiece end of the cigar may take place independently ofthe movement of the conveying means. This has not been accomplished bythe conventional machines because a particular control of the wrapperholder such as the suction head was rather difficult to achieve inconnection with a collapsible lever system in view of the necessaryswivel action.

Another object and advantage of the device of the invention consists inthis that it may be applied to such cigar making machines which aredesigned to perform a so-called point rolling of the wrapper so that thedevice of the invention may'not only be used for the production ofsingle and double profile fillers but also for the production of profilecigars.

The invention has as another one of its objects the provision of adevice for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture from its place ofproduction to the place where it is rolled about a cigar filler whichdevice comprises a plurality of operatively connected and relatively toeach other adjustable parts which produce a lateral movement and ofwhich one adjustable part carries a rotatable element for holding thewrapper while a few of said parts of said conveying device arerelatively longitudinally adjustable with respect to one another. One ofsaid plurality of operatively connected parts includes a swivel arm onthe free end of which is rotatably mounted a suction head for holdingsaid wrapper, said swivel arm including telescopically connected parts.

Still another object of the invention is that a suction head for holdingthe wrapper is rotatably mounted on the free end of the swivel arm, saidswivel arm including two telescopically connected horizontally disposedtubes of which the inner one is fixedly connected to a verticalrotatably mounted column, the outer one of said tubes carrying a holderprovided with means for rotatably supporting said suction head, meansfor preventing a rotative movement of said outer tube relatively to saidinner tube, a stationary cam means, and a guide member on said outertube engaging said cam means which latter controls the axial movement ofsaid outer tube during the swivel movement of said swivel arm.

It is also an object of the invention to provide the device with a cammeans fixedly attached on said rotatable suction head, and a guideelement attached to a carrier slidably mounted on said outer tube andengaging said last mentioned cam means for controlling the rotativeadjustment of said suction head.

Still another object of the invention is to provide the device withmeans for rotatably adjusting said suction head, said means includingtelescopically connected driven parts which are non-rotatably connectedwith one another and extend parallel to the telescopically connectedswivel arm parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide drive means for drivingsaid telescopically connected driven parts, a vertical column carryingsaid swivel arm, said drive means being arranged within said verticalcolumn, and including a drive shaft extending through said verticalcolumn and having attached to both its ends bevel gears of which one isdriven by a gear segment.

Another object of the invention is a device which includes within saidplurality of operatively connected parts a swivel arm on the free end ofwhich is rotatably mounted a suction head for holding said wnapper, saidswivel arm including two telescopically connected horizontally disposedtubes of which the inner one is fixedly connected to a verticalrotatably mounted column, the outer one of said tubes carrying a holderprovided with means for rotatably supporting said suction head, meansfor preventing a rot-ative movement of said outer tube relatively tosaid inner tube, a stationary cam means, a guide member on said outertube engaging said cam means which latter control-s the axial movementof said outer tube during the swivel movement of said swivel arm, a cammeans fixedly attached on said rotatable suction head, and a guideelement attached to a carrier slid-ably mounted on said outer tube andengaging said last mentioned cam means for controlling the rotativeadjustment of said suction head, said guide member being mounted on saidcarrier which is slidably mounted on said outer tube.

Still another object of the invention is a device which includes withinsaid plurality of ope-ratively connected parts a swivel arm on the freeend of which a suction head is rotatably mounted, a slidable carrier onwhich said swivel arm is mounted, means for reciprocating said carrier,and a stationary cam means operatively connected with said carrier forcontrolling the movement of the same.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will now bedescribed in connection with the accompanying drawings which show by wayof example three different embodiments of the device of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through one of the two swivelarms of a cigar wrapping machine for a double profile filler;

REG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view along the line A-B of FIG. 1 butshowing the suction head in a different angular position;

FIG. 3 illustrates a modified construction, namely the swivel arm of thecigar making machine for producing profile cigars;

FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view along the line C-D of FIG. 3 butshowing the suction head in a different angular position;

FIG. 5 illustrates diagrammatically the rotative movement which thewrapper performs when being moved from the punching device to thewrapping position in a cigar making machine as it is illustrated in theFIGS. 3 and 4;

FIG. 6 illustrates the wrapping operation performed in this machine;

FIG. 7 illustrates another modified device in which the swivel arm ofthe prior device is replaced by a reciprocating carriage for effectingthe movement of the suction head and this view illustrates at the sametime in part the section along the line Q-R of FIG. 8, and FIG. 8 is aside elevational view with parts in section of the suction head whenviewed in the direction of the arrow S in FIG. 7 but showing the suctionhead in a different angular position.

Referring to the FIGS. 1 and 2, the device of the invention is pnovidedwith an upstanding bearing block 2 which is fixedly attached to ahorizontal portion of the machine frame 1. The bearing block 2 supportsrotatably about a vertical axis a supporting means in the form of aswivel arm 3. This swivel arm 3 includes a support here shown as atubular column 4, at the upper end of which is arranged a laterallyextending supporting member in the form of a horizontal tube 5. Thistube 5 receives telescopically another supporting member here shown as atube 6 on the free end of which is attached a holder 7 in which atransfer member in the form of a suction head 8 is rotatably supportedabout a vertical axis. The suction line which causes the air to passupwardly through the suction surface 9 of the suction head 8 consists ofa tubular element 10 mounted in the holder 7, a tubular shaft 11, thetube 6, the tube 5 and the tubular column 4.

Below the bearing block 2 and on the machine frame 1 is attached anotherholder 12 which has a U-shaped extension 13 into which the lower end 14of the tubular column 4 extends. The not disclosed suction line isconnected to thehollow space formed Within the U-shaped extension 13.The direction of the passage of the suction air is indicated by thearrows 15. The suction head 8 is also connected with a compressed airline 16 which extends through the axis of rotation of the suction head.For the purpose of rotatably adjusting the suction head 8, a bevel gear17 is attached to the upper end of the tubular shaft 11. This bevel gear17 meshes with a bevel gear 18 on a horizontally positioned shaft 19which is rotatably supported in a bearing block 20 attached to theholder 7. The free end of the shaft 19 has attached thereto a guidesleeve 21 into which extends slidably a shaft 22 which by means of a key23 is non-rotatably but axially mova-bly connected with the sleeve 21.The shaft 22 is rotatably supported in bearings 24 and 25. Adjacent tothe bearing 25 the shaft 22 has attached thereto a bevel gear 26 whichis driven by a bevel gear 27. The two bearings 24 and 25 are mounted ona horizontal flange 28 which is attached by means of a suitable hub onthe upper end of the column 4. The bevel gear 27 is attached to theupper end of a vertical shaft 29 the lower free end of which has mountedthereon a bevel gear 30 which meshes with an angularly adjustabletoothed segment 31 and is adapted to be driven by the latter. The shaft29 is rotatably supported in the upper end of the column 4 while thelower end of the shaft is rotatably supported in the lower leg 32 of theU-shaped extension 13. On the lower end 14 of the column 4 is attached abevel gear 33 which meshes with a toothed segment 34. v

For a longitudinal adjustment of the horizontal arm of the swivel arm 3the holder 7 of the suction head 8 has attached thereto a tube 35 whichis axially slidable by bearing sleeves 36 arranged on the outside wallof the tube 5. In order to prevent any relative rotative movement, thehorizontal flange 28 is provided with a downwardly extending guideprojection 37 which enters into an axial slot 38 on a plate 39 attachedto the tube 35. The lower side of the tube 35 has attached thereto aroller 40 which extends into a cam slot 41a provided in a cam plate 41which is attached to a flange-like projection 42 of the bearing block 2.

The operation of the device as shown in FIGS. 1 and I 2 is as follows:

FIG. 2 illustrates the path along which the suction head 8 moves from afirst end position in which it is located above a source of wrappershere shown as the matrix 44 of a punching device to a second endposition in which it delivers a wrapper to a cigar filler W in therolling mold, not shown. The suction head 8 moves along in the same pathback to the matrix 44 after the delivery of a wrapper. This path isindicated by a dashand-dotted line 43. For the purpose of making theillustration clearer, FIG. 2 illustrates only the position of thewrapper D between the matrix 44 and the filler W. The suction head 8picks up the wrapper D after the latter has been punched by the matrix44 and conveys it to the cigar rolling mold. The wrapper D is thenpressed in conventional manner against the filler and thereupon therolling operation commences. During double rolling the suction head hasto be moved during the swivel movement substantially straight andtransversely to the filler W. Furthermore, the angle of application hasto be maintained. Since the normal circular path of the swivel arm wouldbe outwardly curved, it is required that the slot in the cam plate 41 becurved inwardly as shown at 41b in order to properly guide the roller 40and the tube 35. Therefore, the suction head 8 will be moved in thedesired rectilinear path.

The angular position of the suction head 8 is maintained in that thebevel gear 26 rolls along the bevel gear 27 so that the suction head 8will receive the required rotative adjustment by means of the bevelgears 17 and 18. Any corrections which might be necessary are carriedout with the help of the toothed segment 31 which is controlled by a camand transmits its movement by means of the bevel gears 30 and 27. Inaddition to corrections required in view of the profile of the cigarthere are also corrections required for rotating the suction head 8 tobring it in requisite position with respect to the matrix 44. A secondwrapper D is moved in identical but inverted relation. This secondwrapper D is illustrated in FIG. 2 in dash-and-dotted lines.

The device illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 is employed for producingprofile cigars and the parts thereof which are the same as in the deviceillustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 are identified by the same referencecharacters. This modified device differs from the first described devicein that even when the swivel arm is stationary, it is possible to obtaina lateral pull on the wrapper when the suction head 45 performs arotative movement.

The device illustrated in the FIGS. 3 and 4 produces cigars by theso-called point-rolling method and therefore the suction head 45 is notarranged centrically but eccentrically on its tubular shaft 11. Thesuction head 45 is provided at its upper end with a horizontallyextending flange 46-on which is mounted a cam plate 47 provided with aclosed cam groove 47a. A follower in the form of a control roller 48mounted on a horizontally extending holder on carrier 49 extends intothis cam groove 47a. The holder 49 is longitudinally movable in a guideway 50 extending parallel to the axis of the horizontally extending tube5 of the swivel arm 3. At the right hand end of the holder 49 isattached a second follower roller 51 which corresponds to the roller 40shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Therefore, the roller 51 is only indirectlyconnected with the tube 35, namely by means of the holder 49, thecontrol roller 48 and the holder 7. The roller 51 extends into a camgroove 52a provided in a cam plate 52 attached to the extension 42 ofthe bearing block 2. The cam groove 52a corresponds to the shape of theprofile of the cigarto be produced. In FIG. 4, the suction head 45 isshown in that position in which the rolling or wrapping operationstarts. The rolling mold is represented by the filler W The operation ofthis modified device will now be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and6.

The wrapper D after having been received by the suction head from thematrix 53 of the punching device is moved by the swivel arm whileadhering to the suction head along a path indicated by thedash-and-dotted line 54. The wrapper passes through the positions E, F,G, H and J (FIG. 5). From position H to I the path of movement of thewrapper D is solely performed during the rotation of the suction head 45about a fixed point as is also the return movement from J to H as shownin FIG. 6.

Between the positions G and H an additional lateral pulling movement isexerted upon the wrapper which movement is initiated by the cam slot 47ain the cam plate 47 (see FIG. 4). This lateral pulling movement is, ofcourse, only required for the rolling operation which hereafter will beexplained in connection with FIG. 6. The

position I of the wrapper D indicates the end of the forward movementand the start of the rearward movement J, H, G, F, and E. On the wayfrom the position I to the position H the end of the wrapper performs apure point-rolling around the end of the filler. On the way from theposition H to the position G the mentioned lateral pull is accomplished.This pull takes effect up to and beyond the position at a right angle tothe rolling axis and is effected solely by a rotative movement of thesuction head owing to the influence of the cam slot 47a and then alsoowing to the rotative movement of the suction head.

In the position G the end of the filler is completely Wrapped and thefurther rolling operation takes place in the positions G to F by amovement of the swivel arm and rotation of the suction head 45.

FIGS. 7 and 8 disclose a third embodiment of the device of the inventionin which a reciprocating carriage 55 is employed on which an arm 56 ismounted corresponding to the swivel arm 3 and which is longitudinallyadjustably mounted. The parts attached to the arm 56 correspond to theparts employed in the embodiment illustrated in the form of theinvention shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The rectilinear movement of thecarriage 55 requires that the cam groove 57 for the lateral pull have anelongated form. In addition, it is necessary that the bevel gear 27a bemounted on a tubular shaft 58 provided with an interior axial groove 59into which a key 61 attached to a second shaft 60 engages for preventinga relative rotation between the shafts 58 and 60. At the lower free endof the shaft 60 is attached a bevel gear 30a which is rotatably adjustedby means of a toothed segment 34a. For performing its reciprocatingmovement the carriage 55 is slidably arranged on two space-d parallelguide rods 62 and 63 and a screw spindle 64 is in threaded engagementwith a thread 65 in the carriage 55 so that upon rotation of the screwspindle 64 the carriage 55 is moved back and forth. The free end of thescrew spindle 64 has attached thereto a gear 66 which is driven by acontrol gear 67. This last described device operates as follows:

The forward movement of the carriage 55 with the arm 56 thereon forconveying the wrapper D from the punching device to the rolling mold iseffected by driving the control gear 67 so that the carriage by means ofthe gear 66 and the screw spindle 64 is moved toward the rolling mold.At the same time the suction head 45 is swivelled .by means of thetoothed segment 34a which rotates the bevel gear 30a, the shaft 60, thekey 61, the tubular shaft 58, the bevel gear 27a and the other partsshown in FIG. 3. The rolling operation and the return movement takesplace in similar manner as described in connection with FIGS. 3 and 6.

What we claim is:

1. In a device for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture from apredetermined position at the point of production to another remotepredetermined position where it is rolled about a cigar filler,comprising an extensible swivel arm rotatable about a vertical axis, awrapper gripping head mounted on said swivel arm so as to be rotatableabout a vertical axis, means for rotating said swivel arm, means forrotating said wrapper gripping head, said swivel arm including twotelescopically connected horizontally disposed tubes and a verticalrotatably mounted column which is fixedly connected to one of saidtubes, the other of said tubes carrying rotatably said wrapper grippinghead, means for preventing a rotative movement of said two tubesrelatively to each other, stationary cam means, a carrier slidablymounted on said other tube and having a portion engaging said cam meanswhich latter controls the axial extension of said swivel arm during itsrotation from one of said positions to the other one of said positions,second cam means fixedly attached to said wrapper gripping head and aguide element'attached to said carrier and cooperating with said secondcam means for controlling the adjustment of said other tube with respectto said one tube in response to rotation of said head when said head hasbeen moved by said swivel arm into the position where the wrapper is tobe rolled about said cigar filler.

2. In a device for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture from apredetermined position at the point of production to another remotepredetermined position where it s rolled about a cigar filler,comprising an extensible swivel arm rotatable about a vertical axis, aWrapper gripping head mounted on said swivel arm so as to be rotatableabout a vertical axis, means for rotating said swivel arm, means forrotatlng said wrapper gripping head, said swivel arm including twotelescopically connected horizontally disposed tubes and a verticalrotatably mounted column fixedly connected to one of said tubes, theother of said tubes carrying rotatably said wrapper gripping head, meansfor preventing a rotative movement of said two tubes relatively to eachother, stationary cam means, a carrier slidably mounted on said othertube and having a portion engaging said cam means which latter controlsthe axial extension of said swivel arm during its rotation from one ofsaid positions to the other one of said positions, second cam meansfixedly attached to said wrapper gripping head and a guide elementattached to said carrier and cooperating with said second cam means forcontrolling the adjustment of said other tube with respect to said onetube in response to rotation of said head when said head has been movedby said swivel arm into the position Where the wrapper is to be rolledabout said cigar filler, said wrapper gripping head being eccentricallymounted on a shaft which is rotatably mounted on the free end of saidother tube and being operatively connected with said wrapper grippinghead drive means, whereby a lateral pull is exerted upon said wrapperwhen said wrapper gripping head is rotated.

3. In a device for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture from apredetermined position at the point of production to another remotepredetermined position where it is rolled about a cigar filler,comprising an extensible swivel arm rotatable about a vertical axis, awrapper gripping head mounted on said swivel arm so as to be rotatableabout a vertical axis, means for rotating said swivel arm, means forrotating said wrapper gripping head, said swivel arm including twotelescopically connected horizontally disposed tubes and a verticalrotatably mounted column fixedly connected toone of said tubes, theother of said tubes carrying rotatably said wrapper gripping head, meansfor preventing a rotative movement of said two tubes relatively to eachother, stationary cam means, a carrier slidably mounted on said one tubeand having a portion engaging said cam means which latter controls theaxial extension of said swivel arm during its rotation from one of saidpositions to the other one of said positions, second cam means fixedlyattached to said wrapper gripping head and a guide element attached tosaid carrier and cooperating with said second cam means for controllingthe adjustment of said other tube with respect to said one tube inresponse to rotation of said head when said head has been moved by saidswivel arm into the position where the wrapper is to be rolled aboutsaid cigar filler, said means for rotating said wrapper gripping headincluding an extensible driven shaft arranged parallel to said twotelescopically connected tubes, means operatively connecting said drivenshaft with said wrapper gripping head, and a drive shaft arranged insaid column and drivingly connected with said driven shaft.

4. In a device for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture from apredetermined position at the point of production to another remotepredetermined position where it is rolled about a cigar filler,comprising an extensible swivel arm rotatable about a vertical axis, awrapper gripping head mounted on said swivel arm so as to be rotatableabout a vertical axis, means for rotating said swivel arm, said swivelarm including two telescopically connected horizontally disposed tubesand a vertical rtatably mounted column fixedly connected to one of saidtubes, the other of said tubes carrying rotatably said wrapper grippinghead, means for preventing a rotative movement of said two tubesrelatively to each other, stationary cam means, a carrier slidablymounted on said other tube and having a portion engaging said cam meanswhich latter controls the axial extension of said swivel arm during itsrotation from one of said positions to the other one of said positions,second cam means fixedly attached to said wrapper gripping head and aguide element attached to said carrier and cooperating with said secondcam means for controlling the adjustment of said other tube with respectto said one tube in response to rotation of said head when said head hasbeen moved by said swivel arm into the position where the wrapper is tobe rolled about said cigar filler, said wrapper gripping head beingeccentrically mounted on the lower end of a shaft which is rotatablymounted on the free end of said other tube and the upper end of saidshaft being operatively connected with a driven shaft arranged parallelto said telescopically connected tubes, and a drive shaft arranged insaid column and drivingly connected with said driven shaft, saideccentrically mounted wrapper gripping head exerting a lateral pull uponsaid wrapper when said wrapper gripping head is rotated.

5. A device for transferring successive wrappers from a source ofwrappers to consecutive cigar fillers in a cigar machine, comprising arotary transfer member movable between a first end position in which itreceives a wrapper from said source and a second end position in whichit applies the wrapper to a cigar filler; supporting means including afirst elongated supporting member and a second elongated supportingmember, each of said supporting members having an end and one supportingmember being movable longitudinally of the other supporting member, aholder provided at the end of said one supporting member and arranged torotatably support said transfer member, and a support connected with theend of the other supporting member and arranged to move the transfermember between said end positions; means for rotating the transfermember with respect to said holder; means for moving said one supportingmember longitudinally of the other supporting member in response tomovement of said support; and means for moving said one supportingmember longitudinally of the other supporting member in response torotation of the transfer member with respect to said holder.

6. A device for transferring successive wrappers from a source ofwrappers to consecutive cigar fillers in a cigar machine, comprising arotary transfer member movable between a first end position in which itreceives a wrapper from said source and a second end position in whichit applies the wrapper to a cigar filler; a swivel arm including aninner tube and an outer tube telescopically receiving said inner tube,one of said tubes being movable axially of the other tube and each ofsaid tubes having an end, a holder provided at the end of said one tubeand arranged to rotatably support the transfer member, means for holdingsaid one tube against rotation with respect to said other tube, and acolumn connected with the end of said other tube and arranged to rotateabout an axis which is substantially perpendicular to the axes of saidtubes to move the transfer member between said end positions; means forrotating the transfer member with respect to said holder; stationary cammeans; a follower provided on said one tube and engaging with said cammeans to move said one tube axially of said other tube in response torotation of said column; and means for moving said one tube axially ofsaid other tube in response to rotation of the transfer member withrespect to said holder so that said one tube is movable axially of saidother tube in response to rotation of the transfer member with saidcolumn and in response to rotation of the transfer member with respectto said holder.

7. A device for transferring successive Wrappers from a source ofwrappers to consecutive cigar fillers in a cigar machine, comprising arotary transfer member arranged to rotate about a vertical axis andmovable between a first end position in which it receives a wrapper fromsaid source and a second end position in which it applies the Wrapper toa cigar filler; a swivel arm comprising two horizontal tubes includingan inner tube and an outer tube, each of said tubes having an end andsaid outer tube receiving a portion of and being slidable axially ofsaid inner tube, a holder connected with the end of said outer tube androtatably supporting said transfer member, means for holding said outertube against rotation with respect to said inner tube, and a columnsecured to the end of said inner tube and arranged to rotate about avertical axis so as to move the transfer member between said endpositions; means for rotating the transfer member with respect to saidholder; a stationary cam adjacent to said outer tube; a second cam fixedto said transfer member; a carrier supported by and slidable axially ofsaid outer tube; a first follower secured to said carrier and arrangedto track said stationary cam; and a' second follower secured to saidcarrier and arranged to track said second cam whereby said firstfollower compels the outer tube to move axially of said inner tube inresponse to rotation of said column and said second follower compels theouter tube to move axially of said inner tube in response to rotation ofthe transfer member with respect to said holder.

8. A device for transferring successive wrappers from a source ofwrappers to consecutive cigar fillers in a cigar machine, comprising arotary transfer member movable between a first end position in which itreceives a wrapper from said source and a second end position in whichit applies the wrapper to a cigar filler; supporting means including afirst elongated supporting member and a second elongated supportingmember, each of said supporting members having an end and one supportingmember being movable, longitudinally of the other supporting member, aholder provided at the end of said one supporting member and arranged torotatably support said transfer member, and a hollow support connectedwith the end of the other supporting member and arranged to move thetransfer member between said end positions; means for rotating thetransfer member with respect to said holder comprising telescopicallyconnected and driven parts non-rotatably connected to each other andextending in parallelism with the direction of movement of said onesupporting member, one of said driven parts being drivingly connected wth said transfer member, and drive means arranged in said hollow supportand drivingly connected with another of said driven parts; means formoving said one supporting member longitudinally of the other supportingmember in response to movement of said support; and means for movingsaid one supporting member longitudinally of the other supporting memberin response to rotation of the transfer member with respect to saidholder.

9. A device as set forth in claim 8, wherein said drive means comprisesa drive shaft extending through said hollow support, a bevel gearprovided at each end of said drive shaft, a bevel gear mounted on saidother driven part and meshing with one bevel gear of said drive shaft,and a gear segment meshing with the other bevel gear of said driveshaft.

10. A device for transferring successive wrappers from a source ofwrappers to consecutive cigar fillers in a cigar machine, comprising arotary transfer member movable between a first end position in which itreceives a wrapper from said source and a second end position in whichit applies the wrapper to a cigar filler; a swivel arm including aninner tube and an outer tube telescopically receiving said inner tube,one of said tubes being movable axially of the other tube and each ofsaid tubes having an end, a holder provided at the end of said one tubeand arranged to rotatably support the transfer member, means for holdingsaid one tube against rotation with respect to said other tube, and acolumn connected with the end of said other tube and arranged to rotateabout an axis which is substantially perpendicular to the axes of saidtubes to move the transfer member between said end positions; means forrotating the transfer member with respect to said holder; stationary cammeans; a follower provided on said one tube and engaging with said cammeans to move said one tube axially of said other tube in response torotation of said column; a second cam means fixedly secured to saidtransfer member; a carrier slidably mounted on said one tube andconnected with said follower; and a second follower secured to saidcarrier and engaging said second cam means to move said one tube axiallyof said other tube in response to rotation of the transfer member insaid holder.

11. A device for transferring successive wrappers from a source ofwrappers to consecutive cigar fillers in a cigar machine, comprising arotary transfer member movable between a first end position in which itreceives a wrapper from said source and a second end position in whichit applies the wrapper to a cigar filler; supporting means including afirst elongated supporting member and a second elongated supportingmember, each of said supporting members having an end and one supportingmember being movable longitudinally of the other supporting member, aholder provided at the free end of said one supporting member andarranged to rotatably support said transfer member, and a reciprocablecarriage connected with the free end of the other supporting member andarranged to move the transfer member between said end positions; meansfor reciprocating said carriage; means for rotating the transfer memberwith respect to said holder; means for moving said one supporting memberlongitudinally of the other supporting member in response toreciprocatory movement of said carriage; and means for moving said onesupporting member longitudinally of the other supporting member inresponse to rotation of the transfer member with respect to said holder.

12. In a device for conveying the wrapper in cigar manufacture from apredetermined position at the point of production to another remotepredetermined position where it is rolled about a cigar filler, incombination, extensible support means, a wrapper gripping headrotatablymounted on said support means for gripping a wrapper whilebeing transferred from said point of production to the remote locationwhere the wrapper is rolled about said filler, means for moving saidextensible support means between said first named positions, rotarymeans including a gearing for orienting said head to different angularpositions during its movement between said first named positions andmeans for adjusting said gearing, whereby said wrapper gripping head canbe properly adjusted at the point of wrapper production to be inrequisite position to receive a wrapper, in which said adjusting meanscomprises an adjustable gear member which meshes with said gearing andin which said rotary means comprises an extensible rotary drive shaftwhich is parallel with said extensible support means.

13. A device for transferring successive wrappers from a source ofwrappers to consecutive cigar fillers in a cigar machine, comprising arotary transfer member movable between a first end position in which itreceives a wrapper from said source and a second end position in whichit applies the wrapper to a cigar filler; supporting means including afirst supporting member and a second supporting member, one of saidsupporting members being movable relative to the other supportingmember, a holder provided on said one supporting member and arranged torotatably support said transfer member, and a support connected withsaid other supporting member and arranged to move said transfer memberbetween said end positions; means for rotating said transfer member withrespect to said holder; means for moving said one supporting memberrelative to said other supporting member in response to movement of saidsupport; and means for moving said one supporting member relative tosaid other supporting member in response to rotation of said transfermember with respect to said holder.

14. A device as defined in claim 13, further comprising means for movingsaid support independently of said rotating means.

15. A device as defined in claim 13, wherein the means for moving saidone supporting member relative to said other supporting member inresponse to rotation of said transfer member comprises a cam element anda follower element cooperating with said cam element, one of saidelements being provided on said one supporting member and the otherelement being provided on said transfer member.

16. A device as defined in claim 13, wherein the means for moving saidone supporting member relative to said other supporting member inresponse to movement of said support comprises a cam element and afollower element cooperating with said cam element, one of said elementsbeing stationary and the other element being provided on said onesupporting member.

17. A device as defined in claim 13, wherein the means for moving saidone supporting member relative to said other supporting member inresponse to rotation of said transfer member comprises a first camprovided on said transfer member and a first follower cooperating withsaid first cam, said means for moving said one supporting memberrelative to said other supporting member in response to movement of saidsupport comprising a stationary second cam and a second followercooperating with said second cam, said first and second followers beingconnected with said one supporting member at a fixed distance from eachother.

18. A device as defined in claim 17, wherein said support is turnableabout a fixed axis which is parallel to the axis of rotation of saidtransfer member.

19. A device as defined in claim 17, wherein said support comprises acarriage which is reciprocable in directions substantially at rightangles to the axis of rotation of said transfer member.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS SAMUEL KOREN, Primary Examiner.

ABRAHAM G. STONE, Examiner.

B. R. GAY, H. P. DEELEY, Assistant Examiners.

12. IN A DEVICE FOR CONVEYING THE WRAPPER IN CIGAR MANUFACTURE FROM APREDETERMINED POSITION AT THE POINT OF PRODUCTION TO ANOTHER REMOTEPREDETERMINED POSITION WHERE IT IS ROLLED ABOUT A CIGAR FILLER, INCOMBINATION EXTENSIBLE SUPPORT MEANS, A WRAPPER GRIPPING HEAD ROTATABLYMOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR GRIPPING A WRAPPER WHILE BEINGTRANSFERRED FROM SAID POINT OF PRODUCTION TO THE REMOTE LOCATION WHERETHE WRAPPER IS ROLLED ABOUT SAID FILLER, MEANS FOR MOVING SAIDEXTENSIBLE SUPPORT MEANS BETWEEN SAID FIRST NAMED POSITIONS, ROTARYMEANS INCLUDING A GEARING FOR ORIENTING SAID HEAD TO DIFFERENT ANGULARPOSITIONS DURING ITS MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID FIRST NAMED POSITIONS ANDMEANS FOR ADJUSTING SAID GEARING, WHEREBY SAID WAPPER GRIPPING HEAD CANBE PROPERLY ADJUSTABLE AT THE POINT OF WRAPPER PRODUCTION TO BE INREQUISITE POSITION TO RECEIVE A WRAPPER, IN WHICH SAID ADJUSTING MEANSCOM. PRISES AN ADJUSTABLE GEAR MEMBER WHICH MESHES WITH SAID GEARING ANDIN WHICH SAID ROTARY MEANS COMPRISES AN EXTENSIBLE ROTARY DRIVE SHAFTWHICH IS PARALLEL WITH SAID EXTENSIBLE SUPPORT MEANS.